Skipton hopes to avoid fine after data breach

The breach occurred when 3,115 savers received a letter from the UK's fourth largest building society with other customers' details erroneously printed on the back. Letters contained the account number, balance, interest paid and surname and initial of other customers. The letters were annual statements the mutual sent out to 108,000 people in total. Skipton spokeswoman Tracy Fletcher says the risk posed to affected customers is negligible. "The details on the letters are not sufficient to allow unauthorised access to accounts," she says. "Importantly, customer addresses and transa...